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7 Strategies for Responding When RFP Requirements are Bigger than the Page Count
Introduction What do you do when you’re handed a 50-page statement of work (SOW) in an RFP but are restricted to just 10 pages for your technical response? It’s a… Continue reading 7 Strategies for Responding When RFP Requirements are Bigger than the Page Count
Proposal Writing: 21 Strategies for Using AI to Expedite and Improve Proposal Writing
Introduction While no artificial intelligence (AI) tool can ingest your request for proposal (RFP) requirements and pop out a winning proposal, AI can be your partner in expediting proposal writing… Continue reading Proposal Writing: 21 Strategies for Using AI to Expedite and Improve Proposal Writing
Use AI to Jumpstart Proposal Content Plans
Introduction Measure before you cut, design before you code, and think before you write. All these sayings share a common theme—planning and preparing before acting and using good tools can… Continue reading Use AI to Jumpstart Proposal Content Plans
Tips for Using AI to Analyze RFPs
Requests for proposals (RFPs) are often complex, lengthy, and time-consuming to analyze. However, you must analyze RFPs to understand your client’s needs, expectations, and evaluation criteria. Therefore, consider using AI… Continue reading Tips for Using AI to Analyze RFPs
Maximize Efficiency: Extract RFP Requirements with GenAI Commands
Introduction With its language understanding capabilities, Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) can be invaluable for quickly and accurately extracting RFP requirements. You can also instruct AI to align the requirement with… Continue reading Maximize Efficiency: Extract RFP Requirements with GenAI Commands
12 Ideas for Using AI to Power Bid/No Bid Decisions During Capture
Introduction As bid and proposal professionals, we navigate the high-stakes world of bid/no bid decisions, knowing that these choices can lead us to valuable contracts or misallocate hard-earned bid and… Continue reading 12 Ideas for Using AI to Power Bid/No Bid Decisions During Capture
Use AI to Power 7 Quality Measures for Proposal Reviews
Introduction Lohfeld Consulting has always advised companies’ proposal reviewers to evaluate proposals like government evaluators. We urge proposal managers to create score sheets using the evaluation criteria defined in requests… Continue reading Use AI to Power 7 Quality Measures for Proposal Reviews
Use AI to Drive Information Collection for Bids and Proposals
Introduction As bid and proposal professionals, we know that being well-informed is crucial for winning contracts. However, finding and processing relevant information can be time-consuming and challenging. We can use… Continue reading Use AI to Drive Information Collection for Bids and Proposals
7 Tips for Saving Time and Money Using GenAI
Introduction In business, every moment and resource counts. Companies continually seek ways to enhance efficiency and quality while minimizing costs, so when innovative tools emerge that promise to expedite operations,… Continue reading 7 Tips for Saving Time and Money Using GenAI
Unlocking AI’s Potential: Prompt Engineering Lessons-Learned Report for BD and Proposal Pros
We’re excited to share key insights from our new Lohfeld GenAI Prompt Engineering Lessons-Learned Report exploring prompt engineering for proposal professionals. Public Generative AI (GenAI) models like ChatGPT, Claude, Llama,… Continue reading Unlocking AI’s Potential: Prompt Engineering Lessons-Learned Report for BD and Proposal Pros